Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.02/cwt on 728 head.

Average price

$155.02

728 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.54

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	156.03	997	690
Medium and Large 1-2	562	151.32	850	12thin
Large 1	796	130.00	1,035	26

One grade step is worth $26.03/cwt here — about −$38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale728 hd

155.02

—

IA average11 barns · 8,835 hd

141.48

+13.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction - Sigourney, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	—	796	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,035	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	166.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,056	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	186.09/cwt	184.00–190.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	156.95/cwt	155.50–158.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	240	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	257	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	175.83/cwt	167.00–183.00	948	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.19/cwt	176.00–191.00	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	201.04/cwt	199.00–204.00	780	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	822	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	190	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	804	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.68/cwt	146.00–157.00	950	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.98/cwt	140.50–156.00	1,009	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.14/cwt	146.75–164.25	740	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	160.07/cwt	157.00–161.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	188.91/cwt	178.00–198.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.25/cwt	124.50–135.50	866	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.74/cwt	140.50–151.00	786	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,001	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	711	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	183.83/cwt	174.00–187.50	884	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	134.62/cwt	128.00–141.00	855	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	160.85/cwt	151.50–165.50	941	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.55/cwt	136.00–141.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.18/cwt	136.50–149.50	1,067	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	133.32/cwt	132.00–134.75	1,099	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.71/cwt	150.00–165.50	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	137.97/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,050	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	159.26/cwt	153.75–162.50	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.59/cwt	123.00–136.25	926	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.52/cwt	155.50–173.50	618	33

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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No trend. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	796	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	636	165.00–168.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	185.50	185.50
7	—	257	207.00	207.00
5	—	431	158.00	158.00
3	—	380	174.00	174.00
9	—	468	157.00–161.00	160.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	539	167.00–183.00	175.83
13	—	424	176.00–191.00	186.19
20	—	388	199.00–204.00	201.04
82	—	610	146.00–157.00	155.68
91	—	673	140.50–156.00	149.98
3	—	282	195.00	195.00
11	—	331	178.00–198.00	188.91
40	—	481	174.00–187.50	183.83
52	—	585	151.50–165.50	160.85
132	—	730	136.50–149.50	146.18
21	—	824	132.00–134.75	133.32
131	—	761	130.00–144.50	137.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	136.00–141.00	138.55
8	—	529	150.00–165.50	157.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	184.00–190.00	186.09
3	—	327	155.50–158.00	156.95
3	—	862	122.00	122.00
6	—	770	125.00	125.00
64	—	583	135.00–142.00	141.06
67	—	477	146.75–164.25	155.14
58	—	660	124.50–135.50	131.25
83	—	532	140.50–151.00	147.74
45	—	814	122.00–124.00	122.98
117	—	635	128.00–141.00	134.62
18	—	415	153.75–162.50	159.26
60	—	720	123.00–136.25	128.59
33	—	380	155.50–173.50	162.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	240	183.00	183.00
9	—	456	159.50	159.50
11	—	342	160.50	160.50
6	—	419	156.50	156.50
4	—	190	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	804	129.00	129.00
8	—	711	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	134.00	134.00
4	—	580	127.00	127.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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